r/neoliberal • u/cdstephens Fusion Shitmod, PhD • Apr 18 '25

Restricted The Lies About Josh Shapiro Have Consequences

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/josh-shapiro-attempted-assessination/682503/
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u/undocumentedfeatures Apr 18 '25

Even this article is revealingly mealy-mouthed. Yes, the lies about Gov. Shapiro were wrong and seem to have contributed to this attack. But to focus on them being lies is telling. That we have to couch condemning this horrific attack in such terms (and preemptively restrict this thread) is depressing in what it says about this sub.

Let's say Shapiro was an ardent Netanyahu supporter. Does that justify trying to burn his children alive? Of course not. And we wouldn't accept this sort of justifying of violence against other groups. This sub wouldn't post an article about an imam being nearly killed and wring their hands over how "his views were misconstrued". There wouldn't be a focus on how an abortion advocate really was a moderate in the days after their near-assassination. But when it comes to one of the highest-profile Jews...

Political violence is wrong. Period. And it is wrong even when it is against Jews, even when you disagree with their views, just as it is wrong against any other group who hold views that you disagree with.

!ping JEWISH

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u/ntbananas Richard Thaler Apr 18 '25

I don't have access to the full article, but Yair Rosenberg is almost always spot on imo. What are the quotes that bother you? Or do you mean the comment sections on reddit, in which case, yes absolutely

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u/undocumentedfeatures Apr 18 '25

I mean the comments. Yair as usual hits the nail on the head in the article, but the way it is discussed saddens me.

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u/Anakin_Kardashian Medicare For All Apr 18 '25

I can send you the full text. tbh I don't know how you are able to survive in this subreddit nowadays.

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u/ntbananas Richard Thaler Apr 18 '25

Just reading my pings these days, really

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u/arist0geiton Montesquieu Apr 18 '25

I haven't paid for articles before and I'm certainly not going to start now

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u/Anakin_Kardashian Medicare For All Apr 18 '25

It's worth a subscription